STARVED

To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.

To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

To be very hungry.

Example: "Hey, ma, i'm starving! what's for dinner?"

To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.

To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

Example: "The patient's brain was starved of oxygen."

To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.

(especially yorkshire and lancashire) to kill with cold.

Example: "I was half starved waiting out in that wind."